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<br />3. What happens to contributions made to the Plan? <br /> <br />Before each Plan Year begins, you will select the benefits you want and how much of <br />the contributions should go toward each benefit. It is very important that you make these <br />choices carefully based on what you expect to spend on each covered benefit or expense <br />during the Plan Year. Later, they will be used to pay for the expenses as they arise during the <br />Plan Year. <br /> <br />4. When must I decide which accounts I want to use? <br /> <br />You are required by Federal law to decide before the Plan Year begins, during the <br />election period (defined below). You must decide two things. First, which benefits you want and, <br />second, how much should go toward each benefit. <br /> <br />If you are already covered by any of the insured benefits offered by this Plan, you will <br />automatically become a Participant to the extent of the premiums for such insurance unless you <br />elect, during the election period (defined below), not to participate in the Plan. <br /> <br />5. When is the election period for our Plan? <br /> <br />Your election period will start on the date you first meet the eligibility requirements and <br />end 30 days after your entry date. (You should review Section I on Eligibility to better <br />understand the eligibility requirements and entry date.) Then, for each following Plan Year, the <br />electiQn period is established by the Administrator and applied uniformly to all Participants. It will <br />normally be a period of time prior to the beginning of each Plan Year. The Administrator will <br />inform you each year about the election period. (See the Article entitled "General Information <br />AboutOur Plan" for the definition of Plan Year.) <br /> <br />6. May I change my elections during the Plan Year? <br /> <br />Generally, you cannot change the elections you have made after the beginning of the <br />Plan Year. However, there are certain limited situations when you can change your elections. <br />You are permitted to change elections if you have a "change in status" and you make an <br />election change that is consistent with the change in status. Currently, Federal law considers <br />the following events to be a change in status: <br /> <br />-- Marriage, divorce, death of a spouse, legal separation or annulment; <br /> <br />- Change in the number of dependents, including birth, adoption, placement for adoption, <br />or death of a dependent; <br /> <br />- Any of the following events for you, your spouse or dependent: termination or <br />commencement of employment, a strike or lockout, commencement or return from an <br />unpaid leave of absence, a change in worksite, or any other change in employment status <br />that affects eligibility for benefits; <br /> <br />-- One of your dependents satisfies or ceases to satisfy the requirements for coverage due <br />to change in age, student status, or any similar circumstance; and <br /> <br />- A change in the place of residence of you, your spouse or dependent that would lead to <br />a change in status, such as moving out of a coverage area for insurance. <br /> <br />3 <br />